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Navan · 2 days ago

Staff Backend Engineer

positionUnited States
timeFull-time
remoteRemote
seniorityLead/Staff
money$146K/yr - $255K/yr
date10+ years exp

Navan is an expense and corporate card solution that eliminates the hassles of expense management while giving finance leaders real-time spend visibility and control. The Staff Backend Engineer will work closely with the Expense Product and Sales team to deliver new features, provide technical leadership, and contribute to frameworks that enhance user experience.

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H1B Sponsor Likelynote

Responsibilities

Work closely with Expense Product and Sales team to deliver new features that align with the needs of the business
Provide technical leadership and mentoring to other engineers on the team
Contribute and drive frameworks that lead to significant user experience improvements
Assist the team in understanding and adopting new technologies

Qualification

JavaSpring BootAWSLarge-scale distributed systemsProblem solvingTechnical leadershipCross-functional collaboration

Required

10 years or equivalent quality experience, preferably in startup environments
Experience with large-scale distributed systems serving developers and/or end users
Ability to be an innovative problem solver that can turn ambiguous problem spaces into clear solutions, and comfort with new technology and thinking outside the box to develop and implement solutions
Ability to influence without authority, working with technical and cross-functional teams who do not report into this role
In-depth experience with Java, Spring Boot and AWS

Company

Navan

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Navan provides travel, expense, and corporate card management to automate manual processes and drive spend visibility.
dateFounded in 2015
location
Palo Alto, California, USA
people-size1001-5000 employees
web-link
https://navan.com

H1B Sponsorship

Navan has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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2025 (45)
2024 (22)
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Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$2.25B
Key Investors
Goldman Sachs Bank USACoatueGreenoaks
2025-10-30IPO
2025-04-07Convertible Note
2022-12-08Debt Financing· $400M

Leadership Team

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Ariel Cohen
CEO and Co-Founder
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Carlos Avelar
Account Executive

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